An investor group led by former Molton Brown CEO Charles Denton has acquired embattled UK beauty retailer Bodycare, following its collapse into administration in September.
Denton, who previously helped rescue The Body Shop in 2025, will take charge of the business, with the first wave of Bodycare store reopenings planned for early 2026.
Founded in Lancashire in the 1970s, Bodycare fell into administration in September, bringing in Interpath Advisory to handle the process, closing all 147 stores and making its entire workforce redundant.
In 2024, before entering administration, the retailer posted sales of £133m and employed more than 1,500 staff.
Denton most recently led the acquisition and turnaround of The Body Shop, and was at the helm during its most challenging years, helping to both “stabilise and renew” the business.
He plans to do the same for Bodycare, and Denton told Cosmetics Business that the impetus to save Bodycare stemmed from its importance to “routinely underserved” areas.
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